Bob Costas remains one of the best interviewers out there so when he sat down with the always honest Jerry West, you knew it was going to be good.

Costas asks the current Golden State executive if his 1972 Lakers championship team — which had Wilt Chamberlain in the paint — could have beaten the current Miami Heat team. (That would be a fun series.) They talk defending LeBron James, Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant. And they talk about the legacy of Pat Riley.

One of the best pure shooters the league has ever seen. I had to fortune of watching Jerry West play for the Lakers in person on several occasions, and of course many more on TV. That guy had such a perfect jump shot and stroke.

Being 74 years old I watched or listened to every Laker game that was played. Jerry West was always my favorite person. He was not only a great player but a classy person. I miss those Celtic rivalry’s.